The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1887-11-26
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i DR.. Henry NJ Field in his life ant
writings has eyer shown such wholesome
spirit of sself control that his sermon ca
that theme on Sunday last carried with it
special force and fitness. The text was
Proverbs 1882 "He that is slow to anger
is better than the mighty, and he that
ruleth his spirit than he that taketh
CITY,"
The subject was in nowise new and the
sermon was marked by no special. elo-
quence, and yet there was in the very sim
plicity of its form and utterance some
thing of impressiveness. Among Other
things, the speaker laid special stress upon
the point that the whole of life is one
great struggle between aspirations and APP
petites, between God man and brute man
as the end in view the conquest of self and
our restoration to our original state Of
spiritual purity.
Anger is but energy wasted, and which
| if put to proper use would make many a
laborious day go smoothly by.
When gratified as is so often the case
within the home circle it becomes fear
full tyrant, a very curse to all whom it
touches, and oftentimes terrible disease to
its possessor. Let us walk softly before
each other.
Charles Lamb once said "would that my
lnlorod -, ~ how ,o,,ld oon,o bool IN 90 ri n
for only one short hour that | might on
my knees ask her forgiveness for words /
have spoken to her in anger. !"
When Charles the V retired from the
world to cloister shades TO prepare him
self to die, what would he not have given
if long habits of gluttony had not SO vital
ly slapped his whole strength that death
was thus at his very side.
Self government is the predominance of
all that is noble over all that is base in
man. Self control is the just condition OF
mental power, and self-command the only.
basis of true power and dignity Of char
ter.
The fiery, fussy men are not the men Of
great influence, and petulance and passion
make even genius ridiculous.
Napoleon said: Power is never redicu-
lous. !" and yet when he had conquered the
world he could not govern himself, and SO
was himself ridicule.
Let us be careful to remember constant
" that this life is a serious business and
will give US most of our trouble by the
temptations, not so much without as with
in.
We must stand in awe of ourselves and
pray God continually to help US, his
grace to govern and restrain ourselves, and
yet where we would give away to re-
m orse for bad acts committed we should
remember wise Fenshon's advice, bear
with yourself in correcting faults as you
would bear with Others for violent re-
morse but destroys useful energy.
In conclusion the preacher said, and in
tones of earnestnesss not easy to forget,
eve are weak, but God is mighty and
with His divine help and guidance we shall
not fall by the way, and when the con-
quest of self is really effected we shall find
Heaven is begun, and His service Is
perfect freedom"
Those of us who have in the company
of DIR. Field spent pleasant and useful
hours amid the Sacred Hills Of Pleasure
will read this with feelings only Of heart
felt wishes for the writer's continued
health and usefulness in the profession he
has ever done so much to adorn.
C.P
Morristown, IN. j.. Nov. q. 1881.